Here's a little painting I whipped up for the Too Art for TV 7 group show back in 2013/2014.

"Cubical Space" measures about 20in x 20in, with multiple layers of information- the space background, cubicle-cube, and the astronauts are all painted onto wood board with acrylic. The dotted lines, axis info, and title were painted onto a sheet of Plexiglas held in place about 1/2in above the artwork. You don't really get the full effect in this flat image, but the information painted onto the clear plexi layer really adds a sense of depth and looks pretty neat.

Some more paintings from my 2013 solo show below. These three were meant to function as companion pieces to the main painting in the show– see "The Working Wolf" post further down on this page. In each painting of this series we find the wolf in some sort of dilemma. Hints to what's going on can be gleaned from the details of each room, but overall, the main thing that I'm going for is the feeling that this figure (the wolf) is dealing with a kind of existential crisis.

Each one of these office animals happily marches along to the beat of his own drum, carefree and seemingly unaffected by the horrors of this grizzly business called life. It's a big guy eats the little guy, and little guy eats the littler guy kind of world, kids. The Supply Chain- it's like the circle of life... With suits.

In just a few weeks The Working Wolf solo exhibit opens! A substantial amount of new artwork created by yours truly will be on display, and I hope to see you there. Below is the wonderfully crafted Bunnycutlet Gallery Press Release for the event. Big Thanks to Liz Artinian at Bunnycutlet for making all of this happen!

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The Working WolfChris George
Solo Exhibition

Opening reception - September 27th, 7pm-10pm

September 27th through October 25th, 2013

BROOKLYN, NY (RELEASE September 13, 2013) — Bunnycutlet Gallery is pleased to present The Working Wolf, a series of new works by New York-based artist Chris George, in what will be his first solo exhibition at Bunnycutlet, releasing his largest body of new works to date.

The Working Wolf features a series of Chris George's
multi-plane objects, a technique that was initially inspired by the
layering process of painted cells in traditional animation. The artist's
"backgrounds" are acrylic paintings on wood panel, providing a
cinematic backdrop for several layers of painted plexiglass. The
resulting piece is something between painting and sculpture. The more
Chris George layers a piece, the more it begins to enjoy a slight
cloudiness or aged quality, embedding his frolicsome narratives in an
increasingly haunting, removed and nostalgic world.

Chris George's cinematic flair, meticulousness, sophisticated sense of
color, and talent for character design are what make him one of the most
respected art directors in New York's television animation industry. To
the artist, a man who has lent his design charisma to countless
productions, a working life becomes totally soul-consuming. His title
image for The Working Wolf came to him as he thought about his
own "cycle of work and consumption," and began sketching a fearsome
creature in a wild environment, tamed by the trappings of his seat and
desk.

In the artist's own words, "I've attempted to explore some imagery that
deals with feelings of isolation, conflict, duality, cyclical patterns,
and self-destructive behavior, usually via anthropomorphic animals...
There is almost always some sort of implied violence mixed in as well,
but also a little whimsy, dark humor, and, on occasion, a glimmer of
hope. That said, it's not all just doom and gloom with me. It's doom and
gloom wearing a smile, though not necessarily a smile you ought to
trust." Music/DJ Nithya Rajendran